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Even though outdoor temperatures are still bitter and wintry, it’s never too early to start planning your garden.
When you imagine a garden, do you picture a large space planted with low neat rows?
This type of conventional garden has been popular for many years, however because of the space required, it often isn’t practical for those living on small lots or in townhomes, condominiums, or apartments.
If you find that you don’t have the space or time to care for a conventional garden, you might consider a raised bed or a container garden.

Thousands of students from 100 districts across the state made their way to Lexington Thursday in hopes their group would be named a top project at the Student Technology Leadership Program State Championship.
But only three groups would be chosen to share their projects in Texas this summer and a group of Maurice Bowling Middle School students is one.
Autumn Maddox, Marlee Lathrem, Molly Gamble, Hailey Chappell and Ellie Stout make up the group, whose STLP project will give them the chance to share their knowledge with others from all over the world.

The City of Owenton has had many accomplishments over the past couple of years, but there’s still plenty of work to be done, according to Owenton Mayor Doug West.
West held a state of the city address Thursday at the Owen County Courthouse. The speech focused on cuts made at city hall and enforcing nuisance ordinances.
West said although the Owenton City Council has made $100,000 in cuts, the city is still $100,000 in the red.

A bill that would set the framework for industrial hemp production and gained the support of Owen County’s state lawmakers is waiting for action by Governor Steve Beshear after being passed by the Kentucky House of Representatives last week.
The General Assembly passed the bill March 26, with an 88-4 margin in the House of Representatives and in the Senate with a House floor amendment, 35-1.
The bill would allow Kentucky farmers to begin production of hemp if the federal government legalizes its production.

Owen County is home to two of the 103 markets across the Commonwealth recently accepted into the 2013 Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program. The Owen County members are Ayres Family Orchard and Michels Family Farm.
In joining the Kentucky Farm Bureau Certified Roadside Farm Market Program, these markets have committed to offering quality products and service to their customers. Their acceptance by Farm Bureau tells customers that they meet the highest standards of quality, freshness, and marketing appeal.

The son of an Owen County couple was among those recently honored at the Kentucky National Guard’s Outstanding Soldier and Airman of the Year Banquet.
Specialist Nicholas Ray, 25, competed against others at the unit and higher echelon levels before winning the state level competition held last fall.
The banquet highlights the top enlisted guardsmen for U.S. Army and Air Force.
Ray enlisted in the Kentucky Army National Guard on Feb. 27, 2009 and attended Military Police OSUT at Ford Leonard Wood, Mo.

There will be a community forum addressing the drug problem in Owen County April 25 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Owen County High School.
The forum will focus on the severity of the drug problem in Owen County.

Nearly 20 years have passed since the city of Owenton’s comprehensive plan was brought up to date, but with the help of the community and Northern Kentucky Area Development District, a new plan is expected to be approved next month.
The current comprehensive plan was approved as it was in July 2012, but the current plan had not been revised or updated in 20 years.

An Owen County family is being assisted by the Red Cross after a Friday fire claimed their home.
The Owen County Volunteer Fire Department received the call just after 8 p.m. Friday.
All county departments responded to the fire at the 4000 block of Hwy. 22, at the corner of Gratz Road and Cecil Lane.
Owen County Volunteer Fire Department Public Information Officer Jude Canchola said the house was a total loss and the cause of the fire was electrical.

When Buck Beverly became Owen County Parks and Recreation director last August, the first thing on his agenda was a community-wide event.
Only a few months into his new post, Beverly put together an activities committee and presented his idea of a community-wide Easter egg hunt to the group.
“I told them I wanted to plan a community-wide event and that I had the Easter egg hunt in mind,” Beverly said. “It was met with a lot of hard looks, a lot of confused looks.”